Thomas Kube

Dean- I had new instrument panels put in 196M when she was down for FWF winter 16/17 and had a long discussion with the guys at SparkChaser’s who did the work. We opted to directly mount to the frame and it has performed flawlessly thus far. I know some will argue here but no issues from me.

Thanks Mark. I’ll reach out to Marv as well. Are you pleased with the seats?

PS-send me Marv’s contact info if you have it close by.

Will do Ashley. Does he have the molds?

Thomas-where did you find replacement? Both of mine are cloudy.

Photos of Hugh Mattern’s throttle modification

Ashley, shoot those over to me for upload to the site maintenance section. Thanks!

My 200C which I also race has the IO-520A with Gami’s and setup to cruise at 2350 RPM and what ever MP I can get which is obviously dependent on Altitude and other. Also run ROP. On average though, I cruise at 9 – 10,000 ft and avg. 21″MP @ 2350 @ 14 GPH which typically gives me around 186KTS True Airspeed. CHT’s are generally around 350 and EGT…[Read more]

All: Regarding OTW landings, grass, hard surface runways and crosswinds – FAA certification of Part 23 (OTW were certified under CAR 4, the previous certification standard before FAR Part 23) is 15 mph ‘demonstrated cross wind’. Factory test pilots are required to certify all Part 23 airplanes to 15 mph crosswinds, therefore, it then depends upon…[Read more]